Today, we will be talking about a former American Gymnast, Samantha Cerio, who is an Aerospace Engineer student from Huntersville. Likewise, she took off her fitness journey from a tender age and gone viral on social media after her both legs breaking video during a competition.
Why Samantha left gymnast? If you are curious to know her present condition then stay with this article; there is a lot to know more about former gymnasts.
About Samantha
Samantha was born in the year 1996 in Huntersville, North Carolina, United States of America. However, she hasn’t revealed her exact date of birth on the internet. She belongs to the Asian-American ethnicity and holds American nationality.
Likewise, she was raised by her father, Michael Cerio, and mother, Becky Cerio. Similarly, she has a brother named Dominic Cerio. During her childhood days, Samantha was full of life and an extremely cheerful girl. So, she picked up an interest in gymnastics from an early age.
Additionally, she has gone to attend Iredell High School. She remained 4-time JO National qualifier with a Top 10AA finish in three during her high school. After graduation, she attended Samuel Ginn College of Engineering and graduated as well. As of now, she is pursuing her higher education at Auburn University.
Professional Career
As we know, Cerio is a former gymnast who practiced gymnastics from a very young age and later competed for the Auburn Gymnastics team. Moreover, she was named All-SEC in 2017 and 2018, and also she was named All-SEC as a freshman in 2016.
An additional fitness enthusiast is also a two-time Region 8 All-Around Champion and has competed in National Qualifier four times, finishing in the top ten AA. Also, she was a JO National Bars champion in 2015 and a two-time Region 8 level and ten All-Around champions.
Conversely, following her awful moment at NCAA Regionals in Baton Rouge, she retired from her professional career.
Samantha’s Leg Injury
The 25-year-old, a former Auburn alumna, faced a brutal accident during a competition in April 2019. While performing gymnastics, she dislocated both of her knees and broke one leg.
Not only that, but her multiple ligaments had also torn at the moment after landing awkwardly. The event occurred during a floor routine at the NCAA Regionals in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
To whom is Cerio got married?
The Auburn Star is a married woman. She exchanged her wedding vows with Tery Wood in June 2019 and married only two months after her surgery. Her darling husband Tery happens to be a Nuclear Operator with the United States Navy.
Since their college days, the lovebirds knew each other and attended the same Coastal Alabama College. Later, the pair studied Aerospace engineering at Auburn University. And they conducted their marriage ceremony at Fairhope Yacht Club in Alabama. Scrolling down her social media profiles, she seems to be very happy with her husband.
How much is Samatha Cerio’s Net Worth?
An Aerospace Engineer, Samantha has earned an amazing amount of money from her professional career. From her successful career, she has gathered fortunes. Retiring from her job has definitely increased/decreased her net worth into certain folds yet, her exact figures are still under review.
Aside from this, she appeared in several gymnastic competitions and has received several awards and honors. Reportedly, she has made thousands of dollars from the winnings. According to some sources, she has agreed to do a job in Seattle with Boeing as a structural design analysis engineer on rockets. Probably she will earn thousands of dollars as soon as she joins the job. Similarly, Souheila Yacoub and Donnell Whittenburg are some famous Gymnasts.